Kathleen Rice: “I want to thank you so much for coming to New York and visiting our VA in Northport.”

Whether due to poor State, local, and Federal coordination, understaffing, or even a lack of political will, the elderly and people of color do not benefit from Federal disaster relief compared to other Americans.

We all agree that we have to put more money into this program across the board.

How can we create or encourage a more holistic approach to disaster relief that improves intergovernmental coordination?

I remember, in the days and weeks and months after 9/11, you know, which basically shut down the aviation industry for some time.